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Music theory

a method for building pitch or rhythm scales by combining periodic sets with logical operations of union, intersection and complement.

In music theory, sieve theory refers to a method for building pitch or rhythm scales by combining periodic sets with logical operations of union, intersection and complement. This meaning comes from Xenakis (1990) in Perspectives of New Music.[1]

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References

Xenakis, I., & Rahn, J. (1990). Sieves. Perspectives of New Music, 28(1), 58. https://doi.org/10.2307/833343

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